offscreen

adj

1. (not-comparable)Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

   “In addition to racking up what looks like a substantial offscreen body count, the movie at one point offers an eight-second introduction for a sleazy used-car salesman character for the sole purpose of justifying Tripp and Creech laying waste to his inventory.”

adv

1. (not-comparable)Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

verb

1. To kill a character offscreen.

   “Yeah, I also hate her. I hope she gets offscreened in the third act low-key.”